Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	air_n	fire_n	moist_a	3,419	5	10.6773	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51308	Observations upon Anthroposophia theomagica, and Anima magica abscondita by Alazonomastix Philalethes.	More, Henry, 1614-1687.	1650 (1650)	Wing M2667; ESTC R2776	38,634	104

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